Harmful Effects OF Female Genital Mutilation And How To Stop It

Harmful Effects OF Female Genital Mutilation – FGM(Female gender mutilation) involves procedure that involves partial or total removal of genitalia. It also involves any other injury to the female genitals for cultural or non- medical reason.

BACKGROUND

The practice of female circumcision also known Female genital mutilation is mainly due to traditional belief or societal belief. The practice is harmful to both children and women. Therefore corrective measures has been made to address and stop such practice entirely in the whole world.

Presently female circumcision is practiced in more than 28 African countries and some other communities in the world such as Asia.

How Female Genital Mutilation Happens

This involves partial or total removal of the female genitalia for cultural or non therapeutic reasons:

Type 1: Clitoridectomy – It Involves the removal of the hood of the clitoris or part of the clitoris, this is the less severe from the practice.

Type 2: This involves the removal of the clitoris along with total or partial excision of the labia minora. This practice is more severe than the first type.

Type 3: infibulations– This is most severe type of female genital mutilation and it involves the removal of the clitoris, the labia minora, and the adjacent medial part of the labia majora, and the stitching of the vaginal opening, allowing a pinhead opening for the flow of blood and menstrual blood.

Type 4: Any other harmful procedure such as scrapping, pricking of the woman sex organ is classified as type 4.